Josephine County, Oregon · Wildfire
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The New hope rd 3146 Fire is a wildfire near Josephine County, Oregon. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 11:00 p.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Tonight
58°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 2 mph S · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday
93°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 9 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
56°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 1 to 9 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
90°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 10 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
55°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 10 mph NW · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 11:04 p.m. CDT.
This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:
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